From the director of 'The Cider House Rules' and 'Chocolat', this internationally acclaimed film is a tender portrayal of the wisdom and resilience of a young boy, set in 1959. Shipped off to live with his uncle for the summer when his mother falls ill, 12 year old Ingemar is on the verge of puberty and grasping to understand his sexuality while searching for acceptance. He finds both with the help of the town's warm-hearted eccentrics...
Directed by
Lasse Hallström
Written by
Reidar Jönsson (novel); Lasse Hallström; Reidar Jönsson; Brasse Brännström; Per Berglund.
Starring
Anton Glanzelius (Ingemar); Tomas von Brömssen (morbror Gunnar); Anki Lidén (Ingemars mamma (as Anki Liden)); Melinda Kinnaman (Saga); Kicki Rundgren (moster Ulla); Lennart Hjulström (konstnären); Ing-Marie Carlsson (Berit); Leif Ericson (farbror Sandberg); Christina Carlwind (Fru sandberg); Ralph Carlsson (Harry); Viveca Dahlén (tvättande kvinna); Arnold Alfredson (Mannes farfar); Fritz Elofsson (Mäster); Didrik Gustavsson (Arvidsson, dying old man befriended by Ingmar); Jan-Philip Hollström (Manne, the boy with green hair). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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